Vitellaria paradoxa

Vitellaria paradoxa

Vitellaria paradoxa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Sapotaceae
Subfamilia: Sapotoideae
Tribus: Sapoteae
Genus: Vitellaria
Species: Vitellaria paradoxa

Name

Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. Suppl. Carp. 131 (t. 205) (1807).

References

Primary references

• Gaertner, C.F. 1806–1807. II Centuria Supplementum Carpologicae seu continuati operis Josephi Gaertner de fructibus et seminibus plantarum. pp. 129–256. C.F.E. Richter, [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 131, tab. 205.]

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vitellaria paradoxa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

• Akan: Nkuto dua
• Deutsch: Karitébaum
• eʋegbe: Yokouti
• English: Shea Tree
• suomi: Voipuu
• français: Karité

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